S 226
No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
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Bill overview
This bill, titled the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, requires the State Department to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and organizations from financially or materially supporting the Taliban. It mandates the reporting of countries and organizations providing support to the Taliban, along with a detailed strategy for discouraging such support, and requires ongoing reports on the strategy’s implementation and impact. The bill also directs the State Department to investigate U.S.-funded aid programs in Afghanistan and the status of the Afghan Fund, specifically examining the use of Hawala and Taliban influence over financial institutions.
Key provisions
- Requires the State Department to develop a strategy to discourage foreign support for the Taliban.
- Mandates reporting to Congress on countries and organizations supporting the Taliban.
- Directs the State Department to review U.S. foreign assistance to countries supporting the Taliban.
- Requires a report on U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan, including payment methods and Hawala usage.
- Demands a report on the status of the Afghan Fund and Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank.
- Sets deadlines for initial and subsequent reports to Congress.
- Specifies the information to be included in the reports, such as Taliban members at Da Afghanistan Bank and oversight mechanisms.
- Requires the State Department to use U.S.-provided foreign assistance to discourage support for the Taliban.
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- Foreign countries
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 226
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
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In this Act:
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The term hawala means a system of transferring money through a network of money lending brokers.
the amount of financial or material support each such country or organization has provided to the Taliban; and
a description of how the Taliban has utilized such financial or material support; and
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the strategy required under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the implementation of the strategy, including the impact of the strategy in discouraging foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban.
The report required under subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs—
identify implementing partners and recipients;
describe method of payments;
describe how and where currency exchanges occur;
describe how hawalas are used and the oversight mechanism in place regarding use of hawalas to transfer funds; and
describe how oversight is conducted, including information on how the Department of State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash assistance under such programs.
The report required under subsection (a) shall include—
a list of Taliban members who are working at Da Afghanistan Bank or serving on the Bank’s Supreme Council; and
a description of—
the Taliban’s influence over Da Afghanistan Bank;
the Afghan Fund’s Board of Trustees, including how the Fund’s trustees were vetted and selected, and what United States agencies were involved in the vetting and selection process;
the conditions necessary for funds in the Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghanistan Bank;
how the Afghan Fund’s Board of Trustees will decide on the type and appropriateness of the Fund’s activities, including what kind of information will inform the Board’s decisions and how the Board will collect and verify this information; and
a description of what controls have been put into place to ensure funds are not diverted to or misused by the Taliban or other actors when the Fund begins making disbursements.